February 5, 2026: Epstein Files Q&A Part II: Why Names Are Redacted, Other Names Mentioned, and More; PLUS Trump Suggests 'Nationalizing' Elections, Drawdown in Minneapolis, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Government Shutdown Ends; Minneapolis Officers to Wear Body Cameras; 700 Federal Agents to Leave (0:07)

2. Trump Suggests 'Nationalizing' Elections; Here's What You Should Know About It (10:13)

3. Supreme Court Allows California to Use New Congressional Map (~19:04)

4. Clintons Agree to Testify Before Congress After Almost Facing Contempt Vote (~23:53)

5. Epstein Q&A Part II: Who's Named In the Files and In What Context? Why Are Names Redacted? Is the Claim About Bill Gates True? (~29:26)

6. Quick Hitters: Ryan Routh Sentenced, Fulton County Wants Ballots Back, Washington Post Layoffs, Mayor Bass Accused of Altering Palisades Fire Report, Updates on Nancy Guthrie (~56:53)

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Government Shutdown Ends; Minneapolis Officers to Wear Body Cameras; 700 Federal Agents to Leave

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-path-end-government-shutdown-tuesday-dhs-trump-rcna257138 

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5719255-dhs-officers-body-cameras/

https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/2018435428932538861?s=20

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711343-democrats-schumer-immigration-demands-dhs-funding/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/immigration-body-cameras-noem.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-secretary-noem-stands-body-camera-requirement-federal-agents-following-trump-comments

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/border-czar-homan-to-give-update-on-minnesota-as-top-corrections-official-questions-drawdown-timeline/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/homan-announces-drawdown-federal-presence-minnesota-hails-unprecedented-cooperation-from-local-cops

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/trump-homan-minnesota-ice-immigration.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minneapolis-homan-operation-drawdown-9.7073496 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUSxyrXqt0

https://www.valverdelaw.com/aliens-not-from-outer-space-uscis-is-removing-the-term-alien-from-the-immigration-policy-manual#:~:text=We%20have%20often%20wondered%20why,provided%20guidelines%20for%20granting%20citizenship.

https://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary

Trump Suggests 'Nationalizing' Elections; Here's What You Should Know About It

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697946/trump-says-republicans-should-nationalize-elections

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-nationalize-elections.html

https://www.ms.now/opinion/dan-bongino-trump-podcast-fbi

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doubles-suggesting-federal-government-involved-state-elections/story?id=129826521 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUUXOe5jEpl/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-doubles-down-calls-gop-nationalize-voting-congressional-leaders-balk

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-4/

https://www.michiganelectionlaw.com/supreme-court-rules-elections-abide-state-laws

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-01-470.pdf

https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-gop-leader-john-thune-says-disagrees-trump-congress-nationalize-rcna257260

Supreme Court Allows California to Use New Congressional Map

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/02/supreme-court-allows-california-to-use-congressional-map-benefitting-democrats/ 

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/tangipa-v-newsom/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/020426zr_3eb4.pdf

Clintons Agree to Testify Before Congress After Almost Facing Contempt Vote

https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-subpoenas-bill-and-hillary-clinton-former-u-s-attorneys-general-and-fbi-directors-and-records-related-to-jeffrey-epstein/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%E2%80%94House%20Committee%20on%20Oversight,related%20to%20the%20Epstein%20case.

https://www.superlawyers.com/resources/criminal-defense/whats-a-subpoena-and-why-have-i-been-served/

https://x.com/angelurena/status/1148357927625023490

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bill-clinton-jeffrey-epstein/story?id=127629827

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79l38vl3lwo

https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-clintons-must-appear-for-depositions-or-face-contempt-of-congress/#:~:text=Clinton%20and%20December%2018%2C%202025,intend%20to%20defy%20these%20subpoenas.

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/13/clintons-refuse-testify-epstein-contempt/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/clintons-refuse-to-testify-in-house-epstein-investigation

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/13/clintons-refuse-testify-epstein-contempt/

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/bill-and-hillary-clinton-agree-to-testify-in-jeffrey-epstein-probe-as-contempt-charges-loom-republican-led-house-oversight-committee-chair-james-comer-subpoenas-deposition

https://www.newsweek.com/clintons-agree-testify-house-oversight-epstein-probe-11455910

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/clintons-epstein-testify.html

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10974

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clintons-agree-testify-after-house-threatens-contempt-jeffrey-epstein-probe

https://oversight.house.gov/release/chairman-comer-announces-the-clintons-caved-will-appear-for-depositions/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clintons-house-oversight-subpoena-contempt-deal-testimony/

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/bill-clinton-contempt-epstein-congress-00762396

Epstein Q&A Part II

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-gates-elon-musk-epstein-files-what-documents-show/ 

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2017490775324655826

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/who-is-boris-nikolic-epstein-executor

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-latest-release-of-epstein-files-260dafba?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqezIsTDJ1jYdv1-e4LFs1sbtcjeenc3yEZ-NA-zX5mkHEdihgRE0MGlDX6KDg%3D%3D&gaa_ts=6984bee8&gaa_sig=97PNpmY5853nZIXgg0wns3f2KeVSVLn4jhVDKubEUKLkhz0modbI7U5kNN4kkLMQTRNTYBn-TR2UG-eryqr7iA%3D%3D

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUMmmoFCcfx/?img_index=6 

https://x.com/PeterAttiaMD/status/2018350892395774116

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4405/text

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/politics/justice-department-under-scrutiny-for-revealing-victim-info-and-concealing-possible-enablers-in-epstein-files

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1426091/dl

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jeffrey-epstein-documents-name-a-list-celebrities

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photo-mamdani-mom-epstein/

Quick Hitters

https://abcnews.go.com/US/attempted-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-sentenced-wednesday/story?id=129836439

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgias-fulton-county-files-motion-seeking-return-2020-election-materials-seized-fbi

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5699328/washington-post-layoffs-jobs-bezos

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/mayor-bass-palisades-fire-after-action-report/3841788/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-wildfires/mayor-bass-palisades-fire-after-action-report/3841788/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuTwtc9ZwIg